CoFe/Cu multilayer nanowires were electrodeposited into anodic aluminum oxide templates prepared by a two-step mild anodization method, using the single-bath technique. Nanowires with 30 nm diameter and the definite lengths were obtained. The effect of CoFe layers thickness and annealing on the magnetic behavior of the multilayer nanowires was investigated. The layers thickness was controlled t...

In this paper, we propose a novel shape representation we call Directional Histogram Model (DHM). It captures the shape variation of an object and is invariant to scaling and rigid transforms. The DHM is computed by first extracting a directional distribution of thickness histogram signatures, which are translation invariant. We show how the extraction of the thickness histogram distribution ca...

In this study, the residual strain was evaluated for human saphenous vein. Rings of the vein from four donors (two male and two female; age 62±5 years) were radially cut to obtain the opening angle (α) of the tissue. It was found that the average opening angle is 45°±18° (mean±SD). Then, the intraluminal distribution of circumferential stress was computed for one donor in order to verify the un...

In this research, thermal buckling of thin rectangular plate made of Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) with linear varying thickness is considered. Material properties are assumed to be graded in the thickness direction according to a simple power law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. The supporting condition of all edges of such a plate is simply supported. ...

An analysis of ice thickness distribution is a challenge, particularly in a seasonal sea ice zone with a strongly dynamic ice motion field, such as the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Canada. We present a novel automated method for ice concentration and thickness analysis combining modeling of sea ice thermodynamics and detection of ice motion on the basis of space-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)...

Purpose To characterize the density and distribution of the radial peripapillary capillary plexus (RPCP) and its relationship with retinal nerve fiber layer (NFL) thickness in healthy subjects. Methods Using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), split-spectrum amplitude decorrelation angiography algorithm and automated montaging, wide-field OCT angiography (OCTA) was used to mea...

In this paper, static response and buckling analysis of functionally graded saturated porous beam resting on Winkler elastic foundation is investigated. The beam is modeled using higher-order shear deformation theory in conjunction with Biot constitutive law which has not been surveyed so far. Three different patterns are considered for porosity distribution along the thickness of the beam: 1) ...

We do not have an estimate of how much tissue is needed for a reliable measure of bronchial epithelial reticular basement membrane (RBM) thickness or for counts of inflammatory cells. An assessment of the frequency distribution and variance of data from repeat measurements of RBM thickness and biopsy section inflammatory cell counts in cases with asthma (n=6), chronic obstructive pulmonary dise...

OBJECTIVE To describe the distribution of longitudinal femorotibial cartilage thickness annualized rate of change (ΔThCtAB) from quasi-population-based studies, and to construct a reference distribution for men and women without signs, symptoms, or risk factors of knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS Segmented baseline and 1-year follow-up MRI from 43 men and 69 women of the Osteoarthritis Initi...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical significance of body fat distribution in childhood obesity, we investigated the associations of subcutaneous and intraabdominal (preperitoneal and visceral) fat, estimated by ultrasonography, with metabolic risk factors. SUBJECTS Fifty-one obese (age 11.5+/- 2.6 years) and 33 non-obese (age 12.2+/- 2.7 years) children. STUDY DESIGN Case control study. M...